The entrance to the chocolate emporium Cacao Sampaka.

©Cassandra Gambill/Lonely Planet

Cacao Sampaka

Chueca


If you thought chocolate was about fruit ’n’ nut, think again. This gourmet chocolate shop is a chocoholic’s dream, with more combinations to go with humble cocoa than you ever imagined possible. The emphasis is on dark chocolate, with surprising mixes, including balsamic vinegar or chilli.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Chueca attractions

1. Sociedad General de Autores y Editores

0.1 MILES

This swirling, melting wedding cake of a building is as close as Madrid comes to the work of Antoni Gaudí, which so illuminates Barcelona. It’s a joyously…

2. Museo del Romanticismo

0.17 MILES

This intriguing museum is devoted to the Romantic period of the 19th century. It houses a minor treasure trove of mostly 19th-century paintings, furniture…

3. Museo de Cera

0.27 MILES

This wax museum, with more than 450 characters, is a fairly standard version of the genre. Models range from the Beatles to Bart Simpson, and from…

4. Museo de Historia

0.27 MILES

The fine Museo de Historia (formerly the Museo Municipal) has an elaborate and restored baroque entrance, raised in 1721 by Pedro de Ribera. Behind this…

6. Biblioteca Nacional & Museo del Libro

0.38 MILES

Perhaps the most impressive of the grand edifices erected along the Paseo de los Recoletos in the 19th century, the 1892 Biblioteca Nacional (National…

7. Estación de Chamberí

0.39 MILES

Estación de Chamberí, the long-lost ghost station of Madrid's metro, is now a museum piece that recreates the era of the station’s inauguration in 1919…